Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のろ
Grade: 4 Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
祝女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Okinawan 祝女 (nūru).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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祝女(のろ) (noro

  1. (historical, Okinawa) a hereditary priestess in Okinawa

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN